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May 7, 2025

Dispatch Log: Sheriff’s and police calls

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Mark Stone named to California Coastal Commission

Mark Stone, Santa Cruz County Fifth District supervisor and Scotts Valley resident, was appointed today to the California Coastal Commission.

Neighbors find strength during fire

This is the second summer in a row that Bonny Doon residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes as a fire threatened their homes and way of life.

Open-space district debate heats up

A bill that would make it easier to form an open-space district in Santa Cruz County is facing opposition from the Scotts Valley City Council and the California and Santa Cruz local agency formation commissions, among other groups.

News briefs: docents, poets and more

Santa Cruz accepts poet laureate applications

Fire at Brookdale Inn

A wing of apartments in the back of the Brookdale Inn & Spa were destroyed in a fire reported at 5:30 p.m. today.

Scotts Valley development struck by vandals

A housing site on Scotts Valley’s Green Hills Road was hit by vandals last weekend, wreaking havoc on more than 15 pieces of heavy construction equipment with a mysterious powdery substance.

County issues air quality warning

Smoke concentration in Santa Cruz County reached “Very Unhealthy” levels during today’s early morning hours as the region is affected by smoke and ash from the Lockheed Fire, according to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.

Calm winds plus cooler temps equals progress on the firefighting front

As of 3 p.m. today, Cal Fire had reported that the Lockheed Fire near Bonny Doon in the Santa Cruz Mountains has consumed 6,843 acres.

SLV grad directs the latest Disney hit

Felton native Hoyt Yeatman has made it to the top — literally.

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Roadwork

Highway 9 drainage repairs south of Felton continue with daytime traffic...

Travelers on Highway 9 south of Felton will encounter daytime one-way traffic control as crews perform emergency repairs to drainage systems, announced Caltrans on...